G5 Wonders Grammar Unit 1

A complete sentence

• tells a complete thought

• tells an incomplete thought

• always has conjunctions

• never uses predicates

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

A sentence fragment

• is a whole sentence

• does not tell a complete thought

• uses synonyms

• does not include antonyms

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CCSS.L.4.1F

"On my sister's left side" is...

• a complete sentence

• the name of a poem

• an idiom

• a sentence fragment

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CCSS.L.4.1F

"My dog loves eating ham" is

• an incomplete sentence

• a sentence fragment

• a complete sentence

• a song kids in Hong Kong sing very often.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

The sentence fragment "ate a whole pound of potatoes" needs...

• a predicate

• a compound predicate

• a subject

• a question mark

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of these sentences is correct?

"I ate a bowl of cereal and then I got to the bus stop on time. Although I was on time the bus was late. My teacher Miss Chan was waiting for me when I arrived late to class. I was glad that she wasn't angry.

• My teacher Miss Chan was waiting for me when I arrived late to class.

• Although I was on time the bus was late.

• I was glad that she wasn't angry.

• I ate a bowl of cereal and then I got to the bus stop on time.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following sentences is a command?

• I wish you would help me!

• Are you going to help me?

• Help me.

• It would be great if you would help me.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which one is a compound subject?

• Rachel is never polite.

• We can do it together!

• John and Susan go jogging every day.

• Who wants ice cream?

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

A compound sentence...

• is the same as a complex sentence.

• is two simple sentences separated by a period.

• joins two predicates together by using a comma and a conjunction.

• expresses two or more complete thoughts, which are combined using a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

An independent clause

• needs a dependent clause to work.

• Always starts with a subordinating conjunction like before, since, if, until, when, where, while.

• has a subject and predicate, tells a complete thought, and can stand alone as a sentence.

• is very annoying to read.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B